The model is announced by the Guild War 2 official website (Kongzhongwang) which should be pretty legit.

Lenovo does not have a GTX 880M laptop.
Also it's impossible for a laptop to have GTX 880M in that price range, impossible.

It's showing the Y510P at higher price than Y50 too (with bunch of free gifts though).

Which also means Y50 should have lower RRP than Y510p.

I know the chance is slim, but why "IMPOSSIBLE"? Their main rival is the MSI GE60-2PE GTX860M model which is priced at 4199. Lenovo's usual marketing is their "low pricing" so I don't see pricing Y50 below 4k as an "IMPOSSIBLE" option. Even if it's not below 4k, it would be in 4000 to 4200 in order to create an advantage over MSI.

One of the more detailed english review of Y50 out there from NBR : http://forum.notebookreview.com/ideapad-es...tel-7260-a.html
Specs are most likely slightly different from what we have though (CPU, SSHD, Wifi card etc).

According to most reviews out there, the cooling is very amazing and the temperature is cool even if you overclock it, in such a slim chassis...

Did you even read the post carefully?

Comparing it to Y510P SLI

+ RRP is RM100 cheaper
+ GTX860M Maxwell GPU (similar performance to GT750M SLI or GTX770M at stock clock, good overclocking potential due to good temperature, unlocked vbios overclocking could match a GTX780M's stock clock performance according to NBR forum).
+ Haswell-refresh i7-4710HQ processor (100MHz higher than i7-4700MQ, slight performance increase.
+ Dual-fan cooling system (MUCH, MUCH, MUCH better cooling).
+ Slim (0.9" thick).
+ Better build quality and design (subjective to users' preference).
+ Built-in subwoofer (even better sound quality).
+ Red colour USB3.0 ports instead of the commonly blue colour. (fit the laptop colour theme).

- Lack of mSATA or M2 NGFF slots (only one default 2.5-inch SATA slot).
- Lack of DVD drive / Ultrabay.
- Worse screen quality than Y510P (unless Malaysia uses a different screen which is unlikely).
- The size (not thickness) is rather big for a 15.6" laptop (15.23" x 10.37").
- Two USB3.0 ports on the left side are located very close to each other (might not fit two big-sized USB).
- The primary heat sources (CPU, GPU) are located under the WASD area (but again, the cooling is much better).

From months of following on NBR forum and Y50 tieba.

Still, can't understand why they put 4GB VRAM but not put the SSHD in since only one slot...

This post has been edited by ghyeng: Jun 25 2014, 10:32 PM

What I care the most now is which screen are they using for the Malaysia sets? The Chimei panels seems to be much worse than the AUO panels for having washed out colours and a yellow tint, according to reviews.

Not picky la haha, just can't understand why Malaysia always get regular HDD variant (but our neighbour get SSHD).
I understand it's the best laptop for those "I want a cheap but powerful gaming laptop" buyers (which is what I'm looking for too). Its cooling system is also better than the similar priced MSI and Illegear, which is awesome.

If "screen quality" (better sRGB and viewing angles) and "upgradeability" (e.g. adding a M.2 NGFF SSD or adding a 2.5" SATA SSD/HDD into the Ultrabay slot) are VERY important for you, then you should consider Y510P or other GTX860M/850M laptops.

Otherwise, Y50 is superior in almost any other aspects (especially performance and COOLING SYSTEM).

Flex 2-14 no, Flex 2-15 yes.

I'll get the FHD still tho. The cheaper price and slightly longer battery life are more important to me because I'm a student. 4K screen will be a waste for me since GTX860M couldn't support games on that.

Y50's 4-cell 54Whr battery is better than GE60's 6-cell 49Whr battery though.

Quoting storm88's reply on his sale thread.

2GB VRAM will never perform better than 4GB VRAM. It's like saying "4GB RAM is smoother than 8GB RAM because I only needs 3GB RAM", which is theoretically impossible.

And also, upcoming (as well as recently released) AAA titles are going to eat more and more VRAM. Reason being they will be built based on the latest consoles, which have more than 2GB VRAM (or Unified Memory). So the extra VRAM will come in handy IF by any chance the future games at medium~high settings need them. But I would have to agree that for currently most games won't need more than 2GB VRAM.

Anyway, the two points you stated, are actually optional and subjective to personal experience. Some users prefer a pure red backlit keyboard instead of the more fancy multicolour one. Some users prefer a slimmer laptop because they didn't need one, or if they needed one they might prefer an external one (Samsung's external DVD drive is cheap and good).

To me the most important aspects of a GAMING laptop are performance and cooling, which both are ticked by Y50, at a cheaper price than GE60 which has a worse cooling system. The tradeoff is a worse screen but then I'll get a much better looking slim design (again, this is subjective) so yeah it's a fair trade, imo.

Saw this in Garage Sale...

4K IPS + 512GB SSD at RM5.3k!

Planning to get the FHD one, but not sure when and where to buy... Also don't know the Windows 8.1 model or the FreeDOS model plus separate Windows which one will be cheaper... See see first haha.

I guess tomorrow PC Expo in mv Lenovo won't sell Y50 that soon right?

No money upgrade SSD lah, me poor haha. Maybe will go Digital Mall see see first since easier to go than Lowyat for me.

Awaiting your report on whether there's Y50 in PC Expo or not (or other good stuffs ^^).

Congratulations to all the new owners. Imma wait longer till I enter university to buy a freeDOS version + free Windows (Dreamspark), and use the extra money to upgrade SSD or the screen.

On-site = technian go to your house, company or other location to service.
Carry-in = you carry your laptop to service center by yourself.

Just simply google search and you should find the answers too I think.